Second Hand Designer Dresses

CSD is a consignment house specialising in second hand designer dresses — pre-owned, preloved and vintage pieces, each authenticated in-house before it lists and priced below original retail. Every dress is one of a kind. Browse the live collection above; new pieces arrive as they are consigned and verified.

Pre-Owned & Preloved Designer Dresses

This is a curated UK selection, not an open marketplace. The seller is CSD: every dress is checked by our team, and anything that cannot be confirmed genuine is returned to the consignor rather than listed. You can read exactly how on our authentication and quality control pages. That is the difference between buying a used dress and buying one you can trust.

Second Hand Evening, Cocktail & Occasion Dresses

Occasion-wear is our deepest category: second hand evening, cocktail and wedding-guest styles across mini, midi and maxi lengths. Because each piece is one of a kind, pre-owned is often the only way to find a discontinued colour or a sold-out size, at well below boutique price. For pieces still carrying tags, see dresses on sale and the wider women's sale.

Vintage Designer Dresses

Vintage pieces carry a provenance new stock cannot. Our vintage edit features archive pieces from the houses collectors look for. Buying pre-owned is also the lower-impact choice — a beautifully made piece that already exists, given a second life. For the newest arrivals, see new with tag and new arrivals.

Designers We Carry

Shop pre-owned dresses from the houses we stock most: Chanel, Dior, Valentino, Prada and Alexander McQueen, alongside Saint Laurent, Jimmy Choo, Miu Miu, Louis Vuitton, Isabel Marant, Dolce & Gabbana, Céline, Moncler, Fendi and Givenchy. Explore the full pre-owned clothing range for more.

How We Authenticate

Every piece is examined — construction, fabric, labels, hardware and finishing — against known authentic references before it lists. If it cannot be confirmed genuine, it does not go on site. Each listing is graded honestly with measurements and close photography, and orders ship with tracked, insured delivery across the UK and worldwide under our returns policy.

Complete the Look

Build the outfit from authenticated pre-owned pieces: designer bags, shoes, sunglasses and the full accessories collection.

Second Hand Designer Dresses — FAQs

Are CSD's dresses authentic?
Yes. Each is authenticated before listing; anything not confirmed genuine is returned to the consignor, never sold.

Do you stock evening and wedding-guest dresses?
Yes — occasion-wear is our deepest category, spanning evening, cocktail and wedding-guest styles in mini, midi and maxi.

How often do new dresses arrive?
Continually. The selection is consignment-fed and one-of-one, so it changes as pieces are authenticated.

Authenticated and reviewed by the CSD team. Learn more about CSD or sell or consign your designer dresses.

Looking past dresses? Browse second hand designer dresses across every category in our women's range.

For reduced occasion pieces, see our designer party dresses on sale, authenticated before listing.

Prefer a tinted lens? Our brown tinted sunglasses are checked and authenticated.

Prefer a cat eye? Our designer cat eye sunglasses are verified before listing.

Prefer a square frame? Our designer square sunglasses are authenticated in-house.

Prefer a round frame? Our round designer sunglasses are checked by our team.

Prefer an oval frame? Our oval designer sunglasses are one of a kind and verified.

Prefer a rectangle frame? Our rectangle sunglasses women are authenticated before listing.

Prefer tortoiseshell? Our tortoiseshell sunglasses are checked.

Designer dresses for every occasion

The collection covers the occasions women actually shop for. For events, there are designer evening dresses and cocktail dresses, designer party dresses, the season’s wedding guest dresses and mother-of-the-bride looks; for daytime and summer, designer summer dresses, maxi dresses and knitted styles. Every piece is one of a kind and authenticated before listing, and because it is all pre-owned, prices sit well below retail.

Whether you are searching designer dresses UK-wide or for womens designer dresses, or ladies' occasion styles, in particular, you will find pieces across houses here, with new arrivals added daily. Each piece is authenticated.

Dressing for a formal occasion? Read our guide to the black-tie dress code for women.

Browse the full edit of second hand designer clothes at CSD.

Read our guide: how to dress for outdoor socialising this summer.

Beyond eveningwear, our pre-owned edit brings together used designer dresses in the silhouettes women ask for most — from midi dresses for daytime to full-length gowns for occasions. Each is authenticated and sold. As one-of-one consignment, each is the only one of its kind, so the second hand dresses UK shoppers hope to find here rarely stay in stock for long.

Our dress archive for the Umbrian house has featured a Blue Cashmere Belted Dress and a Beige Belted Silk Monili Accent Gown, from a maker working in cashmere since 1978: explore preloved Brunello Cucinelli.

Temperley London dresses listed at CSD have included the Embroidered Maxi Dress, the Purple Silk Halterneck Belted Gown and the Cream Sheer Panel Embroidered Maxi Dress, and our pre-owned Temperley London dresses are gathered on one page. Dresses that have been part of our Temperley London second hand stock include the Black Floral Embroidery Dress, the Orange Ruched Sleeves Mini Dress and the Black Silk Mesh Trim Dress.

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